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F. C. BLOOIVI.

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Patented May 23, 1922.

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Application filed January 11,1922. Serial No. 528,478.

` tritate et Uhio, have invented certain new and useful improvements in "lisplaytitands, ot which the following` is a specification, ret erence beinghad to the acconipanyingdrawings. l

`This invention relates to display stands and more particularly to a rotatable display stand which is capable of being i'olded and stored in a small space. i n

y An important object of tbeinventien is to provide Aa structureel' this character which may be verf/cheaply manufactured and in which the shelves tendto brace and space the supportingarms upon which they are mounted.

fr 'further object et the invention is to provide a novel and etlicient` shelt mounting tor use in this type oit structure whereby the result above reiferred to mayy be accomplished.

A still turtherobject oit the invention is to provide a device oit this character which may be readily disassembled without the necessity of employingl a tool.

Utb erjobjects and advantages of the invention will become apparent throughout the course oi the following' description.

In the accompanying drawings, wherein for the purpose et' illustration l have shown a preferred embodiment of my invention, and wherein like reference characters desigrnate like parts throughout;

Figure l is a vertical sectional view taken through a display stand constructed in accordance with my invention;

Figure 2 is a plan view thereof, certain et the shell sections being removed;

`Figure 8 is a perspective view illustratingv the manner ot :folding the braces; and

Figure l is a perspective view showingthe construction et the shell mounting.`

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, the numeral l designates a base or stand upon which is rotatably mounted a vertical standard ll. ln the present embodiment oi' my invention, the standard il comprises a clap l2 rotatably seated upon the base 10 and having extending upwardly therefrom a` tubular vertical member 13. The base lO is yprovided with an upstanding post ll entering the lower end oit the tubular member 13 and preventing accidental renioval of the cap l2 andv the standard il; lhe upper end oi' the tubular member i3 slidebly receives the lower end et an eXtension member l5 which is held in adi usted position by means oiE a set screw 15a. ylhe upper end ot the extension member l5 is provided with a head f1.6 upon which may be mounted`r it so desired, a further vertical extension l? bearing` a display support '1.8.

".lo the head l@ is pivotally securedv as at 19, i

a plurality ot equi-distantlyspaced arms 2() which entend downwardly from the head and are held in the desired position by a brace 2l. pivotally connected to the arms 2O adjacent the lower ends thereof which braces f in i turn abut the cap l2 with their lower ends. To each of the arms is secured a plurality ol.z shelf supports A. The number of shelf supports secured to each arm, oi course, governed by the use for which the display stand is employed. Where the stand is used for the display oi flowers, l prefer the use olf a pair oit these supports, one adjacent the upper end oi the arm and one adjacent the lower end thereof. Each et the supports A comprises a pair et me`mbers 22 secured to opposite sides of the arm 20, as at 22, and a brace 23 secured at its lower end to the arm 2() at a point below the securin point ot the members 22 thereto and having); its upper end secured to the tree ends ot the members 22 in such manner that this upper end extends above the upper suriace ot the members 22, as indicated at 2li.

rl`he shelves ti are formed in sections 25, ach ol a length to extend from the support ...f-i of one oit the arms to the support t of the next adjacent arm, and rest upon the members 22 upon the adjacent side of the adjacent arms, each end ot each shelf section 25 being` notched as at 26 to partially admit the upwardly projectingends ot the brace members 23.

i 'told the stand, this maybe accomplished by 'folding the members 22 upwardly, at their From the foregoing, taken in connection with an inspection ot the drawings,

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pivotal connection with the arms 20 and removing' the shelf sections 25, permitting the arms 20 to hang` doi'vnWardly from their pivots 19. The entire assembly of the stands y ard 11 and arms 2O may then be remo f shape, size and arrangement of the various parts herein shown, Without in any manner departing from the spirit of my invention and the scope of the subyoined claims.

`What is claimed is l. ln a stand of the type described, a rotatable support, a plurality of arms pivotally connected at their upper ends with said support, shelf supports carried by each of said arms and a brace having,` a portion extending above the upper. surface of the shelf support likewise carried by each arm, and shell' seetions disposed intermediate adjacent arms and having their ends supported by correspondingsupports thereof, the ends oi said shelf sections being each provided with a iotch partially receiving` the portions of said n'aces projecting` above the upper sur lace of he supports.

2. ln a stand oit the type described, a rotatable support, a plurality of arms pivotally connected at their upper ends with said support, shelf supports carried by each oit said arms and each comprising` a pair o'l members arranged upon opposite sides o'l the arm and extending' outwardly therefrom, and a brace secured to the arm at its lower end and at its upper end to said members, the upper extremity ol the brace extending;r beyond the upper surface ol said members, and shel t sections disposed intermediate adjacent arms and having` their ends supported by the members upon adjacent sides of the arms, the ends of said shell sections being each provided with a notch partially receivingthe portion oi said braces projectingr above the upper surface ot the support.

In testiniony whereof I hereunto adix my signature.

FREDERICK C. BLOQM. 

